Degrees and Programs Offered

The Industrial Technology program at California State University, Fresno is geared
towards preparing students for managerial and leadership roles in the industry. The
program equips students with the necessary skills to use and manage state-of-the-art
technologies in the fields of agricultural information systems, manufacturing, processing
and packaging, quality systems and transportation. A blend of lectures, online instruction
and hands-on lab activities together with engaged faculty and staff provides students
with an environment that nurtures critical thinking and encourages innovation. The
undergraduate curriculum includes technical concentrations in the areas of automotive
technologies, food processing, and packaging, manufacturing quality and spatial technology
which build on the strong foundations of our technology and management core courses.

The major focus of IT is to prepare individuals for technical and industrial management
positions. Examples of positions held by IT graduates include plant engineer, fleet
service representative, manufacturing engineer, operations supervisor, production
planning analyst, production scheduling coordinator, and quality systems supervisor.

Average salaries for Fresno State IT graduates are commensurate with those offered
to business managers and engineers in the Central Valley as well as in the greater
Bay Area and Los Angeles areas. IT graduates typically enjoy career growth in both
management and technological pathways.

The program also provides students the opportunity to interact with industry professionals
and practitioners through activities organized by various professional societies such
as the American Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE); American Society of Quality
(ASQ); Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE); American
Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE); and Institute of Food Technologists
(IFT). Major student clubs are Advanced Technology Enterprises (ATE); Epsilon Pi Tau
(EPT); and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
(ASHRAE). Through participation in one or more of these groups, students learn more
about their profession and interact with working professionals in their field. Internships
are also available to provide on-the-job experience to interested students.

The Master of Science in Industrial Technology program offers an individually tailored
program with a blend of theory and practice that provides an enriching learning experience
and prepares tomorrow's professionals for exciting and rewarding careers. The graduate
program includes a set of core courses and electives besides a culminating experience
in the form of a project or thesis.

Mission Statement

The mission of the department is to prepare individuals for technical and management
careers in business, industry, agriculture, and government for the improvement of
regional and global economy.

Courses

Industrial Technology

CI 161. Mth Mtl I T

Units: 3

EHD 154B. Final Student Teaching Seminar - Industrial Technology

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in EHD 155B. Seminar to accompany final student
teaching that provides opportunities for candidates to investigate and discuss variety
of topics and strategies and to reflect on issues that surface during their student
teaching experience.

Units: 1

EHD 155B. Studt Tchg I T

Prerequisites: admission to student teaching, EHD 155A, CI 161 (or concurrently, depending
on major departmental policy); senior or post baccalaureate standing; approval of
major department including subject matter competency approval; completion of the subject
matter preparation program or passing the subject matter examination(s) designated
by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Supervised teaching in single
subject classroom; assignment is for the full day; five days per week. CR/NC grading
only.

IT 20. Technology and Society

Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Critical relationship between society and
technology. Technology, as it applies to contemporary issues such as technology and
gender, the fate of skill and labor's power under changing conditions, technology
and war, the problem of technocracy, technology and consumer culture, and technological
relations to the natural environment. G.E. Breadth D3.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: D3

IT 30. Exploring Technology Systems

Survey of the Technology Systems discipline including: history (medieval, apprenticeship
to present), technology sub-systems (information and communications, transportation,
manufacturing, construction) and relationship to other disciplines, including business,
industry and education. Includes field trips to business and industrial facilities.
(2 lecture, 2 lab hours; filed trips)

IT 45. Industrial Technology Exhibits and Competitions

Provides a structure for students to be involved in various industrial technology
exhibits and competitions, industrial technology research and development, project
management, and team work. CR/NC grading only. (6 lab hours) (Formerly I T 145)

IT 104. Product Design

Prerequisite: IT 114 and IT 115. Elements, principles, and methods of design. Emphasis
will be placed on the development of models and prototypes with attention to standard
components, productivity, and packaging. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

IT 134. Computer-Aided Manufacturing Systems I

Prerequisite: IT 74. Study, analysis, and evaluation of robotics systems. APT programming
language for numerical control and application languages for robots. Use of robot
vision and the geometry of computer vision applications. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

IT 137. International Quality Standards

Prerequisite: IT 117. ISO 9000 and related international quality systems. Implementation
process. Conformance standards, quality system requirements, and the registration
and audit processes.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring

IT 146. Multimedia Development

Integration of a variety of media types: graphics, animation, digital video, and sound.
Emphasis placed on development and creation of multimedia as applied to various CAD/CAM
projects, the process of bringing live interactivity to the Internet, Web page development,
and desktop publishing. (Formerly IT 191T)

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

IT 147. Advanced CAD Applications

148. Project Planning and Control (3) Prerequisites: IT 115. CAD as a tool to facilitate
design activities. An overview of design processes and methods. Solid modeling techniques
are introduced. A team approach in system design is emphasized. (2 lecture, 2 lab
hours)

IT 165. Router and Internetworking II

Prerequisite: IT 164. Create and deploy a global internet. Toubleshoot an environment
that uses routers and switches for multiprotocal client hosts and services. Addresses
those tasks that network managers and administrators need to perform in managing access
and controlling overhead traffic over LANs, and WANs. Connecting corporate networks
to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) (2 lecture, 4 lab hours)

IT 198W. Technical Writing

Prerequisites: satisfactory completion (C or better) of the ENGL 5B or ENGL 10 graduation
requirement; to be taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units are completed.
Preparation of technical reports, research proposals, specifications, resumes, and
correspondence using effective writing techniques, formats, and styles. Meets upper-division
writing skills requirement for graduation.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

IT 199. Senior Problem in Industrial Technology

Prerequisite: successful completion of Upper-Division Writing Exam or I T 198W. Approved
problem or research project, with seminar, in the area of the student's option and
emphasis. Approved for RP grading.

Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

IT 223. Management of New Technology

Study of the developmental history of technology and its impact on people and their
institutions. Topics focus on the consequences of rapid technological changes as they
relate to adoption, implementation, management strategies, and social issues.

Units: 3

IT 280. Research Methodology

Prerequisites: MATH 11 or DS 73. Seminar in research procedures in industrial education
an dtechnology; basic bibliography, research form and methods.

Units: 3

IT 282. Advanced Communication Concepts and Visual Presentations

Preparation and use of agendas, memoranda, business letters, electronic mail, fax
communications. Video development and slide and transparency preparation and the incorpora
tion of these media into presentations. Interview technique, resume evaluations, dictation
skills, professional relations with personnel, business etiquette.

Units: 3

IT 283. Advanced Materials and Processes

Prerequisite: IT 114. Chemical and physical properties of metals, polymers, ceramics
and composites. The atomic structure and phases of matter emphasizing crystalline
and amorphous solids. Materials technology of metallic, polymeric, ceramic, and advanced
composited are stressed.

IT 284T. Topics in Industrial Technology

IT 284T. Advanced Applied Visual Programming

This graduate-level topics course will cover advanced visual programming concepts
such as designing and developing web-based and mobile applications for data collection
and analysis with emphasis on agricultural sector including farm management, food
processing and production.

IT 290. Independent Study

See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for RP grading.

Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units

IT 298. Project

Prerequisites: IT 280; prior advancement to candidacy. Completion of an approved
project appropriate to the candidate's area of specialization involving the development
of a physical prototype or other similar professional problem-solving activity with
extensive written documentation. Abstract required. Approved for RP grading

Units: 2-4

IT 298C. Project Continuation

Pre-requisite: IT 298. For continuous enrollment while completing the project. May
enroll twice with department approval. Additional enrollments must be approved by
the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Units: 0

IT 299. Thesis

Prerequisites: I T 280; prior advancement to candidacy. Preparation, completion, and
submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree. Approved for SP grading.

Units: 2-4

IT 299C. Thesis Cont

Pre-requisite: IT 298. For continuous enrollment while completing the thesis. May
enroll twice with department approval. Additional enrollments must be approved by
the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Requirements

Master of Science Degree Requirements

The Master of Science in Industrial Technology is a 30-unit program which offers graduate
study in both industrial and educational related professional and technical fields.
Emphasis is directed toward the attainment of advanced competency in the areas of
industrial and technology education as well as manufacturing technology. Through selected
courses, within the department and other disciplines, knowledge and experience can
be acquired in research and development, management and adminis tration, technological
studies, and educational studies that are related to all areas of the field.

Admission Requirements

The Master of Science degree program in Industrial Technology assumes preparation
equivalent to a CSU undergraduate major in technology education (industrial arts),
industrial technology, or a related field. Students who have not completed a degree
in technology education or industrial technology are expected to have completed the
following courses or their equivalents prior to enrollment in courses to be applied
toward the master's program: IT 41, 52, 74, 102, 114, 115; MATH 11 or DS 71.

Applicants whose preparatory education was principally in a language other than English
must earn a minimum TOEFL score of 213 on the computer-based test, 550 on the paper-based
test, and 80 on the Internet-based test.

Classified Standing

A baccalaureate degree is required and an undergraduate major in technology education,
industrial technology, or a related field; a 3.0 GPA (last 60 semester units); a 450V/430Q
GRE score; three letters of reference from employers or faculty at the university
attended most recently; a personal statement of 500 words or less indicating reasons
for pursuing a master's degree; a preadmission consultation session with the department
graduate program coordinator. Students lacking in any area with compensating strengths
in other areas are encouraged to apply.

Conditional classified standing may be granted to petitioning applicants with a 2.5
to 2.99 GPA (last 60 semester units); GRE scores on file with the university; three
letters of reference; and a personal statement of 500 words or less. Students must
request classified standing in the program by the semester in which a maximum of 10
units to be used toward the degree are completed.

Program Requirements

Under the direction of a graduate adviser, each student prepares and submits a coherent
program individually designed within the following framework:

Specific Requirements

Required courses (15 units)IT 223, 280, 282, 283, 285

Electives in industrial technology or related field (12 units)(approved electives appropriate to individually designed program; a maximum of 9 units
may be 100-level courses)

Culminating Experience (3 units)IT 298 or 299

Total minimum requirements (30 units)

Graduate Advising Notes

Upon admission, students should see the department graduate program coordinator for
aid in program planning.

Classified standing must be achieved by the semester in which students take the 10th
program unit. All admission requirements must be met. Students must maintain a 3.0
GPA.

Students must meet the university graduate writing competency requirement by passing
the writing component of IT 280 or AGRI 220. Students should complete the writing
requirement prior to advancement to candidacy.

Advancement to candidacy requires the completion of 9 program units at California
State University, Fresno, a minimum GPA of 3.0, meeting the graduate writing skills
requirement, and filing a Petition for Advancement to Candidacy a minimum of one semester
prior to enrollment in thesis or project and by established deadline.

Faculty

The faculty are well qualified within their respective areas of instruction and each
student is assigned an academic adviser within his or her field of study. The department
is recognized for its diversification of faculty representing the makeup of professionals
that must interact in the field. Several are recognized for outstanding contributions
and leadership within their professions.

Name

Degree

Email

Phone

Alexandrou, Athanasios

Doctor of Philosophy

aalexandrou@csufresno.edu

559.278.8824

Au, Tony M

Doctor of Philosophy

tonya@csufresno.edu

559.278.4102

Austin, Darnell P

Master of Science

daustin@csufresno.edu

559.278.6494

Machoian, Ken B

Doctorate of Education

kmachoian@csufresno.edu

559.278.2920

Mahalik, Nitaigour

Doctor of Philosophy

nmahalik@csufresno.edu

559.278.2995

Mooneyham, David E

Master of Science

dmooneyham@csufresno.edu

Nambiar, Arun N

Doctor of Philosophy

anambiar@csufresno.edu

559.278.1443

Schaad, James

Master of Business Admin

jschaad@csufresno.edu

Sethuramasamyraja, Balaji

Doctor of Philosophy

balajis@csufresno.edu

559.278.2333

Simonian, Nick J

Master of Science

nsimonian@csufresno.edu

Thornburgh, James G

Master of Arts

jthornburgh@csufresno.edu

Walls, William A

Bachelor of Science

wwalls@csufresno.edu

Yen, Matthew M

Doctor of Philosophy

matthewy@csufresno.edu

559.278.4201

Zhang, Daming

Doctor of Philosophy

dazhang@csufresno.edu

559.278.1442

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